Amanda Marshall tells us where she's been for the last 20 years
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2023
- You probably recognize Amanda Marshall best for songs like Birmingham, Dark Horse or Everybody's Got A Story. Marshall's music has been inescapable on Canadian radio for more than 20 years. But during that time, she sort of disappeared. Now, she's back with a new album, Heavy Lifting. Marshall tells Tom Power why she's been gone so long, what it was like to have Elton John talk about her music on TV in the early days of her career, and what it's been like to be mixed race in the music industry.
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I saw her last night at Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver. It was the best concert I've seen in 10 years. I got to meet her aswell and she's so down to earth and orginal. Thanks to 95.3FM for the opportunity ❤
One of my favourite all time lady performers
I was there too! Such a great show! 😊
In 1995 I left my abusive marriage and moved to a city where no one knew me. I spent 6 years in a horrible custody battle. Hardest years of my life 😞 I listened to Amanda Marshall through those years. Her music soothed my Soul and eased my weary Heart! I wish I could afford her concert this summer in Winnipeg.
Either way I will still keep listening to her ! Her music is magic ❤ that she’s back!!
I hope you’re doing better now.
@@elizabethmcleod246 Yes!! My life is awesome and full of amazing people!
Awesome , i am really into Heavy Metal since 1977 and on but when i picked up that CD in the 90's ,,wow soothed me to when i needed ti ,, cheers young lady ,,
Amanda Marshall is such a good artist and her contribution to the 90's Canadian music scene is undeniable. It's unfortunate how "Birmingham" was the only song of hers to break onto the US charts. So awesome to see her again and creating new songs!! Great interview.
I Remember "fall from grace" being on the radio in the USA at the time
Dark Horse , everybody's gotta a story
America already had a few Amanda Marshall's.
Let it rain !! Love that song
Elton John mentioned Dark Horse as his favourite in an interview.
I saw her last night in Ottawa. Great show, her voice is still perfect!!! She really connected with the audience. She was like a friend you hadn't seen for a long time.
This is also one of the best interviews of any artists I've seen. No fluff but simple conversations about life, music change and growth.
Me too....in Ottawa..great show!😊
Every few years I googled "where is Amanda Marshall?" I just couldn't figure out why such an amazing artist stopped making music. I was thrilled to see this pop up in my feed and to see and hear her again. Can't wait to listen to her new music!
Saw her walking downtown Ottawa in the By Ward Market in 2017. Man, she was so beautiful strutting around like she owned the street. She looked so happy in thought. An amazing artist. So proud that she is Canadian. Beautiful voice. Her talent is so underrated 🤧 😮
So glad Amanda Marshall is putting out music again, she has one of the best voices in music ever!. A duet with her and Ann Wilson of Heart would be incredible!
I always loved Amanda and wondered what happened. I absolutely LOve her energy! It is so infectious and such a vibe 🙌⚡️✨️⚡️🙌
Best Kept Secret for all these years!!!! She is a hell of a singer!!!
There is a incredible history of managers sucking the life from artists! Saddens me to think Amanda was kept away from us for so long because of this. I saw her last night in Edmonton. I still have goosebumps. So amazing. Welcome back 🥰
Same thing happened to Taylor Swift. Alanis Morissette, Pink. Music industry is brutal to artist's😢
@@dsilverleaf4668 Yup. Also John fogerty, Blondie, Leonard Cohen, we could go on… so sad
The way Billy Preston was treated by his managers was horrible.
Her first album is one of the greatest Canadian albums of all time.
One of my favorite albums!!!!
I love the album and I’m AMERICAN!
@seanvogt221 is there some expectation that we only like music from our own country? 😮
It's always nice when the person behind the music that you love so much turns out to be this lovely. Intelligent, centered, and unabashed about reality. I am so glad I randomly came across her performing Fall from Grace (a generation ago) while flipping channels. I left the house immediately to get the album.
"If I didn't have you", brings me to tears every time. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. Such a moving artist and really isn't that what we are looking for in music, a message that speaks to us?
Hard to fathom, that she sounds even better than she did 20 years ago. There's a richness to her soulful voice, that only comes with age. Amazing!!!! 50 years old and just incredible vocals.
Amanda, I was part of the website team at Sony Music that built your website! I can't believe you didn't continue, it's so sad but I'm glad you are back!!!!! I will definitely try to make a show. I hope Canadians embrace you and your amazing talent.
AMANDA MARSHALL’S HAIR IS MESMERIZING ❤️
I absolutely adored her in the 90s!! And to find out she's my exact same mix, trini mom, canadian dad !! I still crank 'dark horse' whenever it plays, most beautiful song. She is stunning and so very eloquent, can't wait to support her new music ❤
What a great interview. Loved every second. I saw Amanda for the first time around 30 years ago when she opened for Tom Cochrane and new she would become famous. I just saw her open her tour in Moncton and she blew everyone away. Age has not hurt her voice at all.
I first saw her open for Tom Cochrane in Saskatoon. I didn't know who she was till she sang "Birmingham" and realized I had heard the song on the radio. We were in the 4th row of the Centennial Auditorium and she came out and absolutely blew us away!! We heard this super powerful voice coming out of this tiny little woman and I instantly said to myself "This woman is a Star already, the rest of the world just doesn't know it yet!!" I bought the CD and played it to death! I have been wondering for the last 20 years what the hell happened to Amanda Marshall?? It is a shame she has not been able to share her amazing talent with the world all this time, but I am sure glad she is back recording and entertaining!! A beautiful Canadian Gem!! Welcome back Amanda!!
Oh wow I saw her 20 years ago in bay roberts Newfoundland at the Klondike festival. She blew away every other act. What a gem of an artist! ❤ 🎶 wonderful interview
I saw that show too! I mentioned it to her right before the interview!
She is amazing, this was such a great interview, my life flashed before me. ugh. lol But what a voice!
I found Amanda's music in a very unusual way: The US professional figure skater Rosalyn Sumners used "Beautiful Goodbye" for one of her most well-known professional programs back in the 90s, and I loved the song immediately and sought out the CD. So I also found her from a song that was not a single. I loved all of Amanda's albums and I'm so happy to see her finally back. I didn't know until today that she has a new album out so I am off to listen to that, and may have to buy the physical CD to go with the first three just for old times' sake 🙂
I’m such a huge fan omg her first album-those songs have remained engraved in my head ever since, I was 9 or 10 when that album came out! Still has that AMAZING hair, still has those epic black and white striped pants and of course the INCREDIBLE voice! So happy she’s back!❤
Last Exit To Eden, Let It Rain, Birmingham, Shades Of Grey....omg sooo many more!
I'm glad I am not the only one who remembers her.😂 I still play "Fall From Grace" on the guitar.
I saw her in London, ON in the 90’s and Chantal Kreviazuk opened for her. It was fantastic!
We had front row seats for Amanda's return to Massey Hall June16.....unbelievable concert.....the crowd stood fror 5 minutes after "if I Didn't Have You" it was mind blowing....Amanda said please....we have more songs to do....thank you sweet girl!!!
I was literally just wondering why we haven't heard from Amanda Marshall in so long. So glad she's back!
Jane Arden and Amanda Marshall was my 90s soulfood
She sounds enthusiastic about her new start...It's funny how much loves her own songs when he plays them...Great to hear she isn't bitter about her legal battles...
Been a fan of her since day 1 and ''missed her''. Super happy she's back. Bummed that I did not hear about her return, just after she came to Montreal :(
Her first album is untouchable, absolutely amazing and still is, sometimes 40 minutes of that voice and music is all anyone needs now 'n then.
Infectious voice... she is my comfort food. SO happy she's back.
really a blast seeing her light up when listening to the music. welcome back amanda! - sincerely some fanboy in ohio
43 from Toronto. Always Loved Amanda Marshall. And her music too ;) She's always been a beauty in my eyes xoxo
I saw Amanda open for John Mellencamp in the 90s in Detroit. Between acts we went into the concourse to cruise the merch tables and use the facilities. She came on and her awesome, powerful voice echoed off the theater walls and into the concourse. We all ran like we were late for a flight back into the theater to watch her amazing show. The next day I went out and bought her first CD. Still have it to this day!!
A beautiful artist. I just saw her on Tuesday, and her soul was on that stage. Astounding show, so tight. She is a criminally underrated artist worldwide but here in Canada she's our girl. I met ppl at the show and we all had the similar stories of how Amanda's music got us through a particular time in our life's. Her music is heart and soul, and she is a true artist. We are so happy she is back!
Her album was one of my favorite albums I ever worked on. She is such gifted artists. So glad to see her back on the scene, at least in the forefront, for she never really went away!
what a great interview...Thankyou Tom...Amanda is a rare ray of sunshine...a bright light in rather unhinged business...looking forward to much more from her
I'm sooo glad she's back. Amongst the most powerful voices ever. Absolutely criminal what the music biz did and tried to do to her and with her (tried to turn her into a "pop diva"). She an absolutely brilliant blues and R&B singer. Play to your strengths, Amanda.
I saw her in Peterborough, Ont. on June 14. Amazing, amazing, amazing.
Her music was a staple for me over 20 years ago.
She's still got it.
I was at Amanda’s concert last Massey Hall last Saturday night. She is phenomenal!!!🎼🎶🎶🎶💖 Tom, you are a wonderful host, and a master interviewer. I am very inspired by Amanda’s life story and return to music
Amanda you are amazing. Your songs are timeless. Your music is my 'go to' when I wanna feel inspired.... Trini guy here!
Just saw Amanda's last concert of her tour in Victoria, BC and she is still an awesome powerhouse of talent and energy. Wish I had watched this interview before the show to see her personality and hear her history. Looking forward to another tour and I will be there!
She was as amazing as she always was when she performed at Massey Hall June 17th.
I’m glad she’s back making music and records as business, and being on the stage with soul.
soooooooooo happy to see Amanda back...one of my favorite Canadian artists, we are aprox the same age and I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE her voice!!!
Amanda Marshall. I’ve been a fan since your first record!!
I saw you in Ottawa at the NAC June 20 th for the first in 25 years. You were incredible!! I love your voice and your energy!!
This interview was so candid and wonderful…to hear her tell her story.
I have followed her career since when she was playing at the Horseshoe Tavern. Became immediately obsessed with her voice, her vibe! Her CDs are on repeat on weekends.
No one is allowed to speak (just sing) when her music comes on in the car.
I went to the concert last Friday. 6 songs in, she was facing the band and by the time she turned around, the audience was giving her a standing ovation, including me. It brought tears to my eyes for her to see how much we missed her and adore her.🫶🏻
Welcome back you beautiful and mega-talented soul! Can’t wait to hear more and more new music! xoxo❤
I love this. Isn't it wonderful to see and hear her again?!!!
Amanda Marshall is up there with the great female vocalists of all time. 'Birmingham' showcases her power, range and depth of emotion. Superb!
I discovered Amanda Marshall through that Elton John moment on Rosie, and so glad I did. Such a powerful voice - so glad she is back in the mix and I hope her music brings her to tour in the states - if not, she would be well worth my first trip to Canada! Great interview.
Thank God she is back on tour. She was on my bucket list
She is a humble, talented, and amazing artist that remains timeless. She is pure class. Truly Canadian. Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful gift with us, once again.
an amazing artist .......... still beautiful and so down to earth .............. glad she is back we lost 20 years of her music ..............her first album blew me away how good is was and still today it stands well above the rubbish out there now
you rock Amanda
Love love love Amanda Marshall! A few stores I’ve been in recently have been playing her hits. Glad she’s back!!! & I just listened to her on Women of Ill Repute podcast. She’s amazing!
I didn't know Amanda very much beside a few of her hit singles. But wow, she's got such a great personality, she's coherent and down to earth, and fun to listen to. Now I just want to know more about her, and listen to her albums! Thanks for sharing this interview! ♥
I knew of Amanda’s music, but can’t say I was a fan. Saw her last night for the first time. One of the best vocal performances I’ve ever heard, if not the best. If you get a chance to see her this year, you should.
Her concert was amazing! Thank you to Tom Power for this interview because that's why we bought the tickets! We were blown away!
I just thought of her song, 'Beautiful goodbye', then I thought how does she look now, and tadaa this video is uploaded a month ago. What a song. What a woman.
She is now age 51 ! Wonderful to see the personal side of this Canadian gem.
Excellent Interview! So great to see and hear you back out in the world Amanda 🎶💕
Thank God!! It’s about time and damn, welcome back, Amanda! She’s such a talented artist! We missed you!! Thank you for sharing this interview with us. Please, don’t be another 20 years, I’m afraid I’ll be too old to hear that unique voice of yours! Now, you go out there and show the world what soulful means! 🌹
wow you are one of my most favorite female vocalists, rock on
She has such an amazing energy and vitality. Can't wait to see her live (again) in London, Ont. tonight. Welcome back, Amanda!!
Her music is as relevant as it was 20+ years ago. She's an excellent artist.
I was certainly one of those who said "where did she go"? She is one of those artists that I would follow her entire career. Her talent is so evident. I love her voice. Some of her songs deserve to be classics. I hope this run proves very fruitful for her and the people that lover her.
We've missed you Amanda Marshall! So happy you have stepped back into the public eye/ear :)
You are an amazing talent and I am looking forward to listening to your beautiful music.
Trying to get concert tix here in Victoria BC. Excellent interviewTom Power. You asked all the right questions.
Been a fan since 1995. So amazing to see her back in action and sounding better than ever. Was at the London gig and she was fantastic.
This interview is gold. Amanda Marshall is gold!
My first introduction to Amanda was “Sunday Morning After” and both my husband and I fell in love. At the time we lived in L.A. and we bought the 2 CDs we were able to find. “Birmingham” is another favorite. Great story telling…
Loved this interview and hearing her positivity after everything she's been through. Hope she shines bright in this next era!
Such a great interview, and nice to have some insight in what happened to Amanda, I always wondered that, I remember listening to Tuesdays Child while playing my 64. "Out of Bounds" was a very underrated song.
I just saw her in New glasgow Nova scotia. She was amazing. I never thought I would get to see her in a live show. Just amazing
I remember watching that Rosie O'Donell show with Elton John. I was so intrigued that I went to Tower Records that night and bought Amanda's CD. I've been a huge fan ever since and I'm so happy that she's still here.
Can’t wait to see her on the 29th In Edmonton, AB. This girl is on my bucketlist of Artists to see.
I was blessed with seeing her many years ago in London Ontario. She has an unbelievable voice.
In a world of short attention spans and distractions,seeing this interview instantly brought back the feelings I had for her music when released. I hope for a well deserved resurgence. I miss your show Tom and am subscribed. Cheers.
Saw her last week and she was fabulous! Maybe someone can get David Furnish to do his Canadian sister a service and have Elton mention her again !
I’ve seen her in concert a few times back in the late ‘90s to early 2000s. Her Dark Horse song is one of my favourites and I listened to it so many times when I drove across Canada from Vancouver to Toronto in 2002.
Tom, thank you for this wonderful talk with Amanda. It’s more a fireside chat than an interview, and that’s testament to your research and preparation. I saw Amanda in Montreal this past week, the second show on her tour, and she and her band blew the doors off the historic Corona (now Beanfield) Theatre. Her energy, vocal power and her catalogue made for a very memorable evening.
oops wrong button, didn't mean to give a thumbs down. Jeez I wish I knew she was coming to Montreal, I would have gone
I interviewed her about a decade ago and it’s still one of my favourites. Such a genuine, kind, thoughtful person.
I grew up listening to this power house of a woman when I was a kid, my mom had her album (i always remember it as the one with the couch* on the front). Her voice was so damn different from anyone else around. Has always stayed with me as a cherished memory. That voice ❤ So excited to know theres more music to discover now! 😁
I love Amanda Marshall and always hoped she would revive her career. My favourite song has always been Believe in You because my eldest son has schizophrenia and he lives such a tough life with it. He often feels so disheartened because he cannot seem to catch the life he dreams of. This song captures my hopes for him.
Very interesting interview.
I am from Germany andplay in local Bands for many years.
DARK HORSE, LET IT RAIN and FALL FROM GRACE are still in our program with full Band and in my acoustic duo / trio.
Even people who don't know or remember these songs, are often very touched by them.😊
Her first album ? Every song is outstanding. Every one is a call out to God in some way…I hope she finds peace and uses that amazing voice !
Welcome back Amanda. Great to see you again! ❤️
Finally! We missed you. Welcome back.
I saw Amanda play in Calgary many, many years ago. For sure one of the most powerful voices I’ve seen live.
Thank you for a good interview! Amanda took some time off but hasn't lost her talent or her passion for music and I am 100% on board with whatever she wants to do from here.
i fell in love with her doing math homework in 1994 when let it rain played for the first time on tv... and at the end of the song i looked up just in time to miss her name. took a while all i had to go on was the girl with the big voice and big hair. Both are beautiful. ... found her album randomly.. bought everything since. and i JUST NOW.. while watching this video pre ordered the album... that is released tomorrow. Cant wait. Im now in my 40s and still cry for her songs.
Good to have this voice back!🥰
So fantastic to see Amanda back with a new album! 😍🎉
Dear Amanda, SO HAPPY YOU ARE BACK! I absolutely LOVE your voice and energy! You were one of my favourite singers in your heyday mostly because of your authenticity and sincere feelings about what you were (and are) singing. Same as the advice given you that "records are business and the stage is soul" you definitely are all SOUL. I am a romantic and I just loved when you would slow down and sit on a stool and sing "Marry me". And also, I have over the years reminded myself, especially in these difficult times, that "Everybody has a story that could break your heart..." Telling stories...You and Bon Jovi...Take care and welcome back...Oh by the way...I think you have a similarity to Rita Coolidge who was also one of my favourite singers. Ciao for now. Linda
I just learned of this woman tonight so I’ve watched her shows from late 90s amazing artist and she’s more beautiful now than then. I like her a lot
Amanda Marshall has the perfect rock voice. Her debut album was and still is fantastic and timeless!!!
A great interview with Amanda Marshall.
That was a great interview, Tom. I've always been a fan of Amanda Marshall's. There's not a lot of true voices that are distinctive and can cut through anymore. Although I'm a little sad to be a Dave now. ;)
At the Duchess of Markham during a David Hines Jam session I recall Amanda in an oversized sweater with sleeves so long her hands weren’t visible.She asked for a ginger ale and appeared younger than the usual clientele. Later she got on stage, my ears were being treated to a soulful voice that “Had It” … I purchased her first two albums which were up to her high standards but like many just wondered if the industry had stolen her passion after not hearing her for far to long. Great to see her and wish her much happiness & success in all pursuits 🇨🇦
This is a really great interview! Amanda was my very first concert back in 1998 in St. John’s at the Delta hotel. My friend and I went without guardians, I was 14, after the show we snuck onto the elevator and up on the room floors and met you in the elevator lobby before you all headed out to George Street. It was such an important impact on my life, crazy. So happy that she is touring again, I hope see her again this summer.
So glad to hear she is back! I saw her, Oh geez I guess I was 15 or 16 and she was one of the artists who played the Ontario leg of Much's Great Canadian Party. I was a pretty hardened headbanger and I had no idea who she was but I was absolutely blown away when she started singing. I remember, a lot of dudes in the crowd were yelling some pretty derogatory garbage at all the female performers that day, but even they shut tf up when she was up there.
She sang Hendrix's Castles Made of Sand and it was so powerful that 30 years later I still remember it - pretty sure Jimi would've tipped his hat to her performance.
Her CD seemed a little out of place wedged between Loverboy and Metallica, lol, but her talent is unbelievable 😊
As usual, great interview Tom. I've never seen Amanda Marshall interviewed before, and she is an absolutely lovely human being!
I saw Amanda in Kitchener and I can tell you right now that it was the one concert I’ll remember for the rest of my life. Seeing my favourite Canadian artist sing every single song of hers that I loved was an event that I’ll always remember! So glad to see you back on the scene Amanda! ❤
It's like she has been in a time capsule. Huge energy. She should perform till she's 90 with this fresh start.
Saw her live last week for the first time. Amazing on so many levels! ❤❤❤
thankyou for a great interview where you let her talk and explain her life- rather than you doing all the talking-appreciated it very much